387.travel Guide. Guide To Health & Safety
387.travel Guide. Guide To Health & Safety
387.travel Guide. Guide To Health & Safety
IPIECA
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Contents
4 Introduction: notes on this Guide
5 Travelling: general
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Travelling: general
Frequent business travel is time-consuming, costs our industry millions of dollars in lost
tiring, stressful and fraught with potential time every year.
medical and health pitfalls. While all travel can Following the simple guidance given in this
be stressful, business travel can be especially so: document will help with forward planning for
it can involve multiple flights over many time travel and, specifically, will help you to
zones, changes in food, culture and host effectively manage the potential for health
environment, not to mention complications, be more relaxed and productive
separation from a family while you are away, and acclimatize better and
support structure coupled faster on your return.
with the need to achieve
certain tasks within specified
timescales. Quite apart from the
potential risks to employee health
and safety, travel-related ill health
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periods at home will help you cope with the which is not stable or properly
pressures of travel and also reduce the controlled through medication: examples
likelihood of problems while you are away. are cardiac conditions such as irregular
Many of us ignore the basics such as heartbeat (arrythmias), high or low blood
managing weight, alcohol intake and smoking, pressure (hypertension) and diabetes.
which are themselves more difficult to control
during travel. Most oil and gas companies If in any doubt, consult your health
insist on a complete physical prior to a long- professional prior to making travel arrangements.
term transfer to another country. However if
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Emergency arrangements—
travel and health insurance
You should ensure that you, or your company,
have made satisfactory arrangements for
medical treatment, notification of next-of-kin
and emergency repatriation in the event you
are taken ill or have an accident while on
your trip. If you are covered by one of the
global accident/medical emergency service
schemes, this notification may be made
automatically to your company—but you
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Research has shown that you have a greater risk of ● Carry out the foot and leg exercises on
experiencing a DVT episode if one or more of the pages 14–15 …
following conditions are present: ● Wear loose fitting comfortable clothes when
● previous/family history of DVT travelling.
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Exercise 1
a) Ankle circles
With a pillow under your thigh, circle your
foot around ten times in each direction
keeping the leg as still as possible.
b) Calf exercise
With the foot flat on the ground push the
ball of the foot, and then the heel, into the
ground for five seconds. Do this:
i) with the foot pulled back slightly under b) calf exercise
the chair;
ii) with the knee at a right angle; and
iii) with the leg stretched out a little.
Exercise 3
Exercise 2
Sit correctly: sit upright and avoid crossing
your legs. Place a pillow in your lower back
to keep the natural curve of the spine.
Exercise 3
a) Shoulder circles: sit forward slightly, then
circle your shoulders forwards, upwards,
backwards and downwards. Repeat six times.
Then simply raise and lower your shoulders
six times.
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Exercise 4 Exercise 4
Neck rolls: slowly and gently roll your head
from side to side. Repeat several times.
Exercise 5
Standing: with feet apart, rise onto your toes,
then lower your heels to the ground. Bend
the knees slightly, pause, then straighten to
return to the start position.
Exercise 5
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● joint pains;
● coma.
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problem experienced) through ● Cook all meat thoroughly and eat it hot whenever
poor hygiene practices and possible.
consumption of contaminated
● Avoid leftovers and reheated food.
food and water. Much of this
risk can be avoided by ● Shellfish, even when well cooked, is a high risk
following the guidance set food. If in doubt—leave it.
out in the box on the right. ● Avoid food from roadside stalls and informal
Hepatitis is also one of the eating houses.
common food- and water-
● Maintain strict personal hygiene: wash your hands
borne diseases contracted by frequently and always immediately prior to eating.
travellers; it is 100 times more common
than typhoid, and 1000 times more common ● Do not drink water without first boiling it for an
extended period, or filtering it in a specially
than cholera. Hepatitis is a potentially fatal
designed water purifier, unless you are absolutely
liver disease which can be contracted from certain of its source.
contaminated food and drink or from
● If in doubt, use bottled water from a trusted source
accidental contact with infected human faeces.
in sealed bottles—use this water also to make ice
Symptoms include: and for cleaning teeth.
● fever, tiredness;
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reportedly safe to drink for local residents it soap and water, encourage limited
may cause problems for travellers. Remember bleeding, and apply alcohol if possible.
that even when water is provided in separate Do not allow the wound to be stitched
flasks there is no guarantee of its safety. Be or closed. Applying iodine if available
aware that the practice of refilling proprietary will help reduce bacteria in the wound.
mineral water bottles with tap water is ● Seek medical advice for vaccinations as
widespread in some countries and never soon as possible. In the absence of early
accept one with a broken seal. intervention, rabies is potentially fatal!
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tattooing carries an infection risk and should increase water intake particularly
be avoided. following exertion or manual work
Contaminated blood products, needles, outside.
syringes, etc. can and do spread HIV and ● In desert areas, take extra care to avoid
hepatitis. If you bring a sterile needle/syringe venomous insects, snakes, etc., and check
kit with you, ensure that you carry it with particularly in clothing and shoes before
you at all times and insist that they are used wearing.
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References How to be a Healthy Traveller Series. The Center for Disease Control
SmithKline Beecham (CDC) website provides up to date
Why Aircraft Disinsection? information on travel health alerts
Gratz, Steffen, & Cocksedge, Tropical Nights/Tropical Bites. and advisories, including guidance
WHO Bulletin, 2000, 78 (8) AMREF/MASTA, Nairobi for travellers:
www.cdc.gov
International Travel Health Guide.
Stuart R. Rose, M.D.Twelfth Edition Suggested Internet references for The International Society of
further reading Travel Medicine
Rough Guide to Travel Health. www.istm.org
Dr Nick Jones, First Edition, Travel Health ONLINE
Penguin Books Limited (Shoreland inc.): The National Travel Health Network
www.tripprep.com and Centre (NaTHNaC)
How to Stay Healthy & Fit on the Road NaTHNaC is funded by the UK
Dr Joanne V. Lichten Travax A—Z of Healthy Travel: Department of Health
Available from www.amazon.com www.travax.scot.nhs.uk www.nathnac.org
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establishment of the United Nations Environment Programme
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